"All Summer in a Day". Vocabulary Preview

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"All Summer in a Day"
by Ray Bradbury

• Tier 2 Vocabulary

Open Ended

Use context clues to define the underlined word:

intermixed

 

“The children pressed to each other like so many roses, so many weeds, intermixed, peering out for a look at the hidden sun.”

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 concussions

“...with the sweet crystal fall of showers and the concussion of storms so heavy they were tidal waves come over the islands.”

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 tumultuously

“They stopped running and stood in the great jungle that covered Venus, that grew and never stopped growing, tumultuously, even as you watched it.”

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feverish

“They turned on themselves, like a feverish wheel, all tumbling spokes.”

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solemn

“Their faces were solemn and pale. “

Match

Match the following

• As an April Fool's prank, I _______ Skittles with M&Ms in the candy bowl. Chaos ensued.

• Being repeatedly hit in the head with a soccer ball can result in a _________.

• When Sam had the flu, his forehead felt _______.

• On Friday, the rain fell ________ on the Quad, causing flooding and damage.

• The students was _________ when he was sent to the Principal's office.

intermixded

concussion

feverish

tumultuously

solemn

• intermixded

• concussion

• feverish

• tumultuously

• solemn

Categorize

Options (5)

intermixed

solemn

tumultuously

concussion

feverish

Organize these options into the right categories

VERBS

ADJECTIVES

ADVERBS

NOUNS